Michigan girls high school basketball rankings
From the farm-fueled towns of the heartland to the bustling concrete canyons on the coast, high school girls basketball is a cultural touchstone.
Basketball engages nearly 400,000 girls to join high school teams per year, according to 2021-22 data from the National Federation of State High School Associations. With almost 18,000 high schools maintaining girls teams, basketball is the most widely offered girls high school sport, beating out track and field and volleyball. Such data paints a clear picture of the sport's cultural impact.
And girls basketball dates back over a century. Iowa, for instance, traces its girls state championship history to 1920. That timeline doesn't lag far behind boys' basketball: Illinois' boys state championship began just 13 years before Iowa's girls event. However, girls across the country weren't given equal representation and support in the sport until the passage of the gender equality act known as Title IX in 1972. Since the arrival of that legislation, girls participation in basketball—and sports as a whole—exploded. Now, girls play basketball in high school gyms across all 50 states.
To dig into competition data behind the ever-growing sport of high school girls basketball, Stacker compiled statewide rankings in Michigan using MaxPreps. MaxPreps' rankings factor in win-loss record, win quality, and strength of schedule. Keep reading to find out which schools top the girls basketball charts in Michigan.
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1. Rockford: 28-1 (14-0 in Ottawa-Kent - Red), 36.8 rating, 23 straight wins
2. Byron Center: 22-4 (9-0 in Ottawa-Kent - Green), 30.2 rating
3. West Bloomfield: 26-3 (12-0 in Oakland - Red), 29.9 rating
4. Renaissance (Detroit): 24-2 (3-0 in League), 28.5 rating
5. Carman-Ainsworth (Flint): 23-1 (11-0 in Saginaw Valley), 27.4 rating
6. Mercy (Farmington Hills): 22-4 (7-1 in Catholic Central), 27.2 rating
7. Hudsonville: 17-7 (10-4 in Ottawa-Kent - Red), 25.5 rating
8. Grosse Pointe North (Grosse Pointe): 22-4 (6-1 in Macomb Area - Red), 24.2 rating
9. East Kentwood (Kentwood): 16-8 (9-5 in Ottawa-Kent - Red), 23.8 rating
10. DeWitt: 24-3 (9-1 in Capital Area - Blue), 23.7 rating
11. Holt: 21-5 (9-1 in Capital Area - Blue), 23.2 rating
12. Grand Blanc: 19-5 (11-1 in Saginaw Valley), 23.1 rating
13. Lowell: 18-7 (7-3 in Ottawa-Kent - White), 23.0 rating
14. West Ottawa (Holland): 16-6 (8-6 in Ottawa-Kent - Red), 22.8 rating, 2 straight wins
15. Bedford (Temperance): 23-2 (13-1 in Southeastern - Red), 22.5 rating
16. Northwest (Jackson): 21-3 (13-1 in Interstate 8), 22.4 rating
17. Utica Ford (Sterling Heights): 19-3 (4-0 in Macomb Area - White), 22.1 rating
18. North Farmington (Farmington Hills): 22-1, 22.0 rating
19. Salem (Canton): 21-7 (12-2 in League), 21.5 rating
20. East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids): 14-9 (3-5 in Ottawa-Kent - Gold), 20.5 rating
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1. West Catholic (Grand Rapids): 26-1 (14-0 in Ottawa-Kent - Blue), 30.4 rating
2. Lansing Catholic (Lansing): 24-5 (8-0 in Capital Area - White), 27.7 rating, 11 straight wins
3. Gabriel Richard (Ann Arbor): 20-5 (8-1 in Catholic Central), 27.3 rating, 2 straight losses
4. Haslett: 22-2 (10-0 in Capital Area - Red), 26.8 rating
5. Lake Fenton (Linden): 23-1 (14-0 in Flint Metro), 26.3 rating
6. Chelsea: 25-2 (10-0 in Southeastern - White), 26.1 rating
7. Frankenmuth: 25-3 (14-0 in Tri-Valley - East), 24.7 rating
8. Edison Academy (Detroit): 28-5, 24.6 rating
9. Christian (Grand Rapids): 19-6 (9-2 in Ottawa-Kent - Gold), 23.4 rating
10. St. Catherine of Siena Academy (Wixom): 21-2 (5-0 in Catholic C-D D), 22.9 rating
11. Goodrich: 23-4 (9-2 in Flint Metro), 22.8 rating
12. Escanaba: 19-3 (7-0 in Great Northern U.P.), 22.4 rating
13. Vicksburg: 23-1 (14-0 in Wolverine B), 20.9 rating
14. Divine Child (Dearborn): 17-7 (3-5 in Catholic Central), 20.9 rating
15. Houghton: 21-6 (9-4 in Western Peninsula), 20.8 rating
16. Westfield Prep (Redford): 16-9, 20.2 rating
17. Wayland: 18-5 (12-2 in Ottawa-Kent - Gold), 20.1 rating, 2 straight losses
18. Tecumseh: 21-5 (8-2 in Southeastern - White), 19.7 rating
19. Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills): 18-7, 19.6 rating
20. North Branch: 20-3 (13-1 in Blue Water Area), 19.3 rating
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1. Hemlock: 26-3 (10-0 in Tri-Valley - West I), 24.4 rating, 17 straight wins
2. Arbor Prep (Ypsilanti): 18-7, 23.8 rating
3. Hancock: 20-2 (11-0 in Western Peninsula), 23.7 rating
4. Buchanan: 23-2 (8-0 in Lakeland), 22.6 rating
5. Blissfield: 27-2 (14-0 in Lenawee County), 22.2 rating
6. Calumet: 16-5 (8-4 in Western Peninsula), 19.9 rating
7. Dansville: 21-3 (12-1 in Central Michigan), 19.7 rating
8. St. Francis (Traverse City): 21-3 (13-1 in Lake Michigan), 19.3 rating
9. Lake City: 24-2 (15-1 in Highland), 19.3 rating
10. Negaunee: 22-5 (11-3 in Mid-Peninsula), 18.8 rating
11. Elk Rapids: 21-4 (12-2 in Lake Michigan), 18.7 rating
12. Ovid-Elsie (Elsie): 22-5 (14-0 in Mid-Michigan), 17.4 rating
13. Kent City: 21-5 (9-1 in Central State), 16.2 rating
14. Hart: 24-4 (10-0 in League), 16.1 rating
15. Ithaca: 19-4 (8-1 in Tri-Valley - West II), 16.0 rating
16. Pewamo-Westphalia (Pewamo): 16-7 (9-5 in Central Michigan), 15.8 rating
17. Brandywine (Niles): 21-3 (6-2 in Lakeland), 15.7 rating
18. Valley Lutheran (Saginaw): 21-4 (10-2 in Tri-Valley - West II), 15.5 rating
19. Bishop Foley (Madison Heights): 21-7 (7-0 in Catholic C-D C), 15.2 rating
20. Evart: 19-4 (14-2 in Highland), 14.8 rating
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1. Glen Lake (Maple City): 26-2 (14-0 in Northwest), 21.2 rating, 18 straight wins
2. Kingston: 25-2 (9-0 in League), 17.9 rating
3. Fowler: 20-8 (11-3 in Central Michigan), 17.4 rating
4. Baraga: 23-6 (10-2 in Copper Mountain), 15.5 rating
5. St. Patrick (Portland): 15-8 (10-4 in Central Michigan), 14.6 rating
